Chained Girls is a wildly biased, hilarious and deeply disturbing crack at a documentary about lesbians, made in the mid 60s. This is partially worth watching because it actually gives some vague insight into lesbian life from the time period (a very interesting thing indeed), but is mostly comprised of outrageous stereotypes. If you watch this alone, it will probably depress you. Watch it with a good friend while drinking, and it’ll be hysterical (and yet still disturbing—I warned you). Worth it.

This is one of the most powerful films I have ever seen. It is a beautiful portrayal of the complex relationships between generations of mothers and daughters, exploring the different social codings of being raised in China versus America. I wish I could tell you how much this film has meant to me, or put into words how heartbreaking and simultaneously uplifting it is. I stumbled upon it by accident one day on TV and got completely engrossed, ultimately sobbing so hard I had to turn the volume as far up as it would go so I could hear it over the sounds of my gutteral cries. It was the most incredible release. If you have a soul, there will be something in this that moves you. A must-see.

An excellent adaptation. Judi Dench was incredible; you got as much nuance in an expression here than in a page in the book, and her character came off as extra creepy—delectable!

Hanson is amazing. Forever. I could go into a track-by-track analysis of why each of these songs is really, really good, and what it’s all meant to me over the years, but basically… if I had to be trapped on a desert island with one CD, this very well might be it. It’s like that.

This was so cute. I squealed with glee over and over. Cece’s sexy one-liners! Ah!

John Sutherland is an intelligent man who really knows what he’s talking about. That said, this just wasn’t interesting. It wasn’t what the title suggested. Rather, it’s a collection of trivial and superficial bits of information on a huge number of books. I’m willing to read books about books from time to time, but only when some kind of real, comprehensive understanding can be gleaned from it. The only reason I made it as far as the halfway point was my sheer desire to add to my book count. Then I realized I’d much rather spending my time actually reading even one of the books he references.